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Michael G Laramie
Autor(a) de King William's War: The First Contest for North America, 1689–1697
Obras por Michael G Laramie
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 7
- Membros
- 59
- Popularidade
- #280,813
- Avaliação
- 3.8
- Críticas
- 1
- ISBN
- 12
So despite what would seem to be astute observations on the evolution of the military situation in Upstate New York and a strong writing style, how is it that I really don't trust Laramie's work? For one, Laramie has a bad habit of imagining situations and attributing emotional states to his subjects that I doubt he can document; this is history after all, not historical fiction. Two, despite being issued by what I would normally consider to be a reputable publisher, the footnoting is so weak as to be almost nonexistent. Three, I found some of the source choices to be rather odd; at the very least a book on warfare in Colonial America ought to include the work of Fred Anderson and Francis Jennings in the bibliography.
My admonition would be to use this as a source with caution and to read Fred Anderson first.… (mais)